So I've just purchased my first SSD (Samsung 840 Series 120Gb), and am eager to get it up and running with my system. The system was my first build, and I recieved quite a bit of help putting it together; it seems I'll need it again.
I have a number of questions which I am hoping will point me in the right direction once they've been answered. To save on expenses, I am looking to migrate Windows (7 64bit) to the SSD, though I know it is not preferred. Is it safe to assume that will be straight-forward once the hardware is installed? Relative to the installation itself, what is the order of operations? For example, back-up existing data/OS, physical install, reboot, configure SATA 6G/s port for the SSD (switch to AHDI?), change windows registry to reflect the new configuration, migrate data, reboot, change boot drive order in BIOS, then hopefully be up and running? I know I am asking quite a bit here, but a set of fairly detailed instructions, from A to Z for the installation, would be greatly appreciated. My current build is listed below. Thanks!
ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67
Intel Core i5-2500K
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Western Digital WD Black WD5002AALX 500GB
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
I have a number of questions which I am hoping will point me in the right direction once they've been answered. To save on expenses, I am looking to migrate Windows (7 64bit) to the SSD, though I know it is not preferred. Is it safe to assume that will be straight-forward once the hardware is installed? Relative to the installation itself, what is the order of operations? For example, back-up existing data/OS, physical install, reboot, configure SATA 6G/s port for the SSD (switch to AHDI?), change windows registry to reflect the new configuration, migrate data, reboot, change boot drive order in BIOS, then hopefully be up and running? I know I am asking quite a bit here, but a set of fairly detailed instructions, from A to Z for the installation, would be greatly appreciated. My current build is listed below. Thanks!
ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67
Intel Core i5-2500K
EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Western Digital WD Black WD5002AALX 500GB
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W